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Ms. Toad

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12. The contemplated ruling is that STATES are free to prohibit abortion.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #11)

Wed May 11, 2022, 02:34 PM

May 2022

The parallel question is whether STATES would be free to mandate it.

The Supreme Court is not mandating that you can't get an abortion. That's why you are getting pushback.

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If a Supreme Court can mandate women MUST NOT HAVE abortion, [View all] Higherarky May 2022 OP

The Supreme Court isn't mandating onenote May 2022 #1

Not what I asked Higherarky May 2022 #9

Could then explain what you asked since you did say mandate in your OP? AZLD4Candidate May 2022 #14

Sure Higherarky May 2022 #15

The words possibility and probability were not there. AZLD4Candidate May 2022 #18

Doesn't matter since that isn't what they contemplate ruling FBaggins May 2022 #2

How Higherarky May 2022 #10

It doesn't logically follow FBaggins May 2022 #11

The contemplated ruling is that STATES are free to prohibit abortion. Ms. Toad May 2022 #12

The word "simultaneously" Higherarky May 2022 #17

We've had forced sterilization of women in America JustAnotherGen May 2022 #3

Once the precedent is set that a women does not control her uterus, then obviously the answer is yes SoonerPride May 2022 #4

1927: Buck v Bell, 8-1. no_hypocrisy May 2022 #5

They can mandate anything and we just have to live with it. Irish_Dem May 2022 #6

The Supreme Court does not make law Mortos May 2022 #7

To Quote Morticia Addams, Sir: Not Anymore... The Magistrate May 2022 #8

the SC can't markie May 2022 #13

If they rule the government has power over the uterus, the government could control it either way. Gore1FL May 2022 #16

Thanx, Everyone Higherarky May 2022 #19